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Household of James Douglas (born 1840, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Douglas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Douglas, born in 1840 in Buteshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Douglas, born in 1841 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1874 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Edith (born 1879 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jeanine Bush, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Douglas's household

Male

James

Douglas

Head
Female

Helen

Douglas

Wife
Female

Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Charles

Douglas

Son
Female

Mary

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Annie

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Edith

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Jeanine

Bush

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Douglas

Head

Married

41

1840

Buteshire, Scotland

Helen

Douglas

Wife

-

40

1841

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Douglas

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Douglas

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Douglas

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edith

Douglas

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanine

Bush

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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